Ajman University Launches New Minor Programs
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has approved a first batch of a larger package of programs proposed by Ajman University of Science & Technology. Overall, Ajman University is planning to launch a series of new offerings, raging between new minors, diplomas, bachelors and masters. The new, plan approved by the Board of Trustees, will be implemented throughout three years.
During the first phase, new minors will be launched in three colleges, namely Engineering, IT and Business Administration. The University will launch the new minor programs in Spring 2015-2016. They will be offered to students of the same colleges as well as students from other colleges, after obtaining their academic advisors’ approval.
Accordingly the College of Engineering will launch two minors; Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Engineering students enrolled in Interior Design or Architecture can complement their training with a minor in Electrics or Biomedicals. Non-engineering students may also be admitted.
For the IT College, 5 new minors will be offered to IT students to choose from. These minors are: Information Systems, Web Development, Information Technology, Computer Science, and Networks and Security.
In addition, Accounting, Administration, Finance and Marketing will be offered by the Business Administration College as optional minors.
The first batch of 11 minors is primarily designed for students from the same colleges; however, under the endorsement of their academic advisor, students from other colleges may enroll in one of these programs as well.
Another dozen of minor programs offered by other colleges is in the pipeline. The necessary documentation will be sent to the ministry in the coming few months.
The new minor programs adopted by Ajman University will give students more edge in the job market, allowing them to build an acceptable level of understanding in a field other than their specializations. Students who enroll in these minors have to complete 5 to 6 courses, the equivalent of 15 to 18 credited hours. The university currently plan to generalize this experience and allow each of its 8 colleges to offer minor programs for its students and students from other colleges.
